Speaking out loud

Jamal and Andrew were surprised to see Aiden walking towards them and they exchanged confused glances before rising to their feet.

"Oh, don't do that!" Aiden waved his hand at them, shaking his head vehemently as he approached them. "Sit down. You don't have to stand up for me."

The two friends exchanged another puzzled look but they did as they were told and sat back on the steps they had been sitting on. They were at Andrew's house.

Jamal had followed Andrew home to make sure he was okay because he started to feel nauseous during their gamma's training. He was about leaving but seeing Aiden walking up to them made him stop. It was a huge surprise to see Aiden there and both friends could not hide their shock.

"You guys look like you've seen a ghost. Are you that surprised?" Aiden chuckled.

"Well, it's not like you to show up so I think we have a justifiable reason to be surprised," Andrew replied in a low voice. He was trying really hard not to roll his eyes at Aiden.

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